Obit: William Welch Jr., Grant parish Louisiana Submitted by Houston Tracy Jr TreSearch3@aol.com ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** WILLIAM WELCH JR Alexandria Daily Town Talk, Tuesday, 13 August 1996, P. D-3, Column 5. William Welch Jr., age 87 of Pineville (La.), a native of Colfax (La.), died 10 Aug 1996 in Arlington Memorial Hospital in Arlington, Texas. Survivors: Wife, Cornie (sic) Welch of Pineville. 4 Sons: Stanley Welch of Montgomery (La.); Jerry Welch of Pineville; Johnny Welch of Shreveport (La.); Robert Welch of Arlington, Tx. 4 Daughters: Lorene Desadier of Natchitoches (La.); Corene Waters of Montgomery; Mary Bullitt of Deville (La.); Nelda Hernandez of Shreveport (La.) 3 Brothers: Evan Welch, Stanley Welch & Lawrence Welch (residence not shown) 3 Sisters: Minnie Chelette of Mooringsport (La.); Odie (sic) Jones & Nancy Little, both of St. Maurice (La.) 32 Grandchildren, 33 Great-Grandchildren, 6 Great-Great-Grandchildren. Services: Held at 3:30 pm. Tuesday in New Salem Baptist Church with burial in St. Maurice Cemetery, near St. Maurice in Winn Parish under direction of Moore Funeral Home in Arlington, Texas.